Delmira Agustini Medal

Culture-related civil decoration of Uruguay

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Delmira Agustini Medal

Type| Civil decoration
Awarded for| Exceptional contributions to culture or the arts
Country|  Uruguay
Presented by| the Minister of Education and Culture
Eligibility| Natural or legal citizens, foreign persons
Motto| En reconocimiento a la contribución a la cultura y las artes. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. República Oriental de Uruguay
Status| Currently awarded
Established| 4 January 2013
First awarded| 21 August 2013
Last awarded| 16 December 2021
Total| 40

The Delmira Agustini Medal is a civil decoration of Uruguay whose purpose is to honor those citizens, natural or legal, and foreign personalities who contribute or have contributed significantly to culture and the arts who, in the opinion of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay, deserve such recognition. The medal was created on 4 January 2013 and was named after Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini.[1][2]

## History

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The Delmira Agustini Medal was created by Law No. 19,050 of 4 January 2013, which also put in charge of the Ministry of Education and Culture the decision of who will be awarded, to perform the presentation of the decoration and also ordered that the Executive Branch through the Ministry of Education and Culture regulate all other matters related to the medal.[1][2]

Decree No. 123/013 of 23 April 2013 further regulated the aforementioned law.[3]

## Appearance

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The medal was named after poet Delmira Agustini. It is made of copper, minted on its obverse and engraved on its reverse with a cover of old silver. It is circular-shaped with a diameter of 40 millimeters and three millimeters of thickness. It is delivered in a case.[3]

On its obverse it depicts a low relief engraving of the figure of Delmira Agustini, surrounded by an Art Nouveau decoration. On its reverse is engraved the text "En reconocimiento a la contribución a la cultura y las artes. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. República Oriental del Uruguay" ("In recognition of the contribution to culture and the arts. Ministry of Education and Culture. Eastern Republic of Uruguay").[3]

## Eligibility and appointment

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The medal is awarded by the Minister of Education and Culture to citizens (natural or legal) as well as to foreigners who have notably contributed to culture and the arts in any of its aspects, which in the opinion of the Ministry of Education and Culture deserves the recognition.[1][2]

The presentation is performed in an act, public or private, without having to comply with any formality or protocol other than that the recipient meets the requirements to be awarded and the person presenting the award is able to do so. After that, the Ministry of Education and Culture will register in the registry of the medal, managed by the National Directorate of Culture of this Ministry, who is being decorated with the medal.[3]

## Recipients

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Recipients | #

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2013
Uruguay \- Daniel Vidart | [4]
Uruguay \- Circe Maia
Uruguay \- China Zorrilla
Uruguay \- Nibia Mariño
France \- Yamina Benguigui | [2]
Uruguay \- Cristina Peri Rossi
Italia \- Eugenio Barba
United States \- Glenn Close
South Africa \- John Maxwell Coetzee
2014
Uruguay \- Octavio Podestá | [2]
Uruguay \- Águeda Dicancro
Uruguay \- Wilfredo Díaz Valdez
Uruguay \- Hebe Rosa
Uruguay \- Roberto Fontana
Uruguay \- Estela Medina
Uruguay \- Walter Reyno
Uruguay \- Antonio "Taco" Larreta
Uruguay \- Ruben Rada
Uruguay \- Jaime Roos
Uruguay \- Eduardo Galeano
Uruguay \- Carlos Maggi
Uruguay \- Benjamín Nahum
2015
Argentina \- Julio Bocca | [2]
Uruguay \- Murga Comodines
2016
Uruguay \- Enrique Iglesias | [5][6][7]
2017
Uruguay \- José María Obaldía | [8][9]
Uruguay \- Villanueva Cosse | [10]
2019
Uruguay \- Danilo Astori | [11]
Uruguay \- Ricardo Ramón Jarne
Uruguay \- José "Pepe" Vázquez
Uruguay \- Washington Carrasco | [12][13][14]
Uruguay \- Cristina Fernández
Uruguay \- Linda Kohen | [13][14]
Uruguay \- Ida Vitale | [15][16]
2020
Uruguay \- María Julia Caamaño | [17][18]
Uruguay \- Thomas Lowy
Spain \- Igor Yebra
2021
Uruguay \- Lisa Block de Behar | [19]
Uruguay \- Beatriz Massons
Uruguay \- Clara Ost | [19][20]

## See also

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* Uruguay portal

* Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay
* Culture of Uruguay

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Ley N° 19050. CREACION DE "LA MEDALLA DELMIRA AGUSTINI"" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Medalla Delmira Agustini" (in Spanish). Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
3. ^ a b c d "Decreto N° 123/013. ENTREGA DE LA "MEDALLA DELMIRA AGUSTINI"" (in Spanish). IMPO. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
4. ^ "China Zorrilla, Daniel Vidart, Circe Maia y Nybia Mariño recibieron la medalla 'Delmira Agustini'". UYPRESS (in Spanish). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
5. ^ "Gobierno entregó Medalla Delmira Agustini a Enrique Iglesias por su aporte a la cultura" (in Spanish). Presidency of Uruguay. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
6. ^ "Uruguay condecora al exjefe de la Segib Enrique Iglesias por aporte a cultura". EFE. Montevideo. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
7. ^ "Enrique Iglesias recibió la Medalla Delmira Agustini por su vasta contribución a la cultura y a las artes" (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
8. ^ "José María Obaldía recibe la Medalla Delmira Agustini" (in Spanish). ASALE. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
9. ^ "José María Obaldía recibe "Medalla Delmira Agustini"" (in Spanish). CEIP. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
10. ^ "Villanueva Cosse fue reconocido con la medalla Delmira Agustini por su aporte a la cultura nacional" (in Spanish). Presidency of Uruguay. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
11. ^ "Astori, Pepe Vázquez y Jarne recibieron medalla Delmira Agustini por su aporte a las artes y la cultura uruguaya" (in Spanish). Presidency of Uruguay. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
12. ^ "Reconocimiento a Washington Carrasco y Cristina Fernández". La Diaria. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
13. ^ a b "Medalla Delmira Agustini. El dúo musical Washington Carrasco y Cristina Fernández y la artista plástica Linda Kohen recibieron este reconocimiento por parte del MEC" (in Spanish). MEC. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
14. ^ a b "Washington Carrasco, Cristina Fernández y Linda Kohen recibirán la Medalla Delmira Agustini" (in Spanish). La Red 21. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
15. ^ "Ministerio de Educación y Cultura le entregó la medalla Delmira Agustini a Ida Vitale" (in Spanish). Subrayado. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
16. ^ "Ida Vitale recibió el reconocimiento más importante que otorga el Estado uruguayo, la medalla Delmira Agustini" (in Spanish). Presidency of Uruguay. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
17. ^ "La Dirección Nacional de Cultura entregará tres "Medalla Delmira Agustini"". LaRed21 (in Spanish). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
18. ^ "Igor Yebra, Ciudadano Ilustre de Montevideo y Medalla Delmira Agustini del MEC". El Pais (in Spanish). Montevideo. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
19. ^ a b "Tres nuevas "Medalla Delmira Agustini"" (in Spanish). Ministry of Education and Culture. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
20. ^ Jerozolimski, Ana (13 December 2021). "Con Clara Ost, de la gran colección de arte nacional contemporáneo, a la medalla Delmira Agustini". Semanario Hebreo Jai. Montevideo. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay

Civilian|

* Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
* Delmira Agustini Medal
* Order of Sports Merit
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* Order of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
* Decoration Protector of the Free Peoples General José Artigas

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* Medal of Military Merit
* Medal of Aeronautical Merit
* Decoration Honor of Naval Merit Commander Peter Campbell
* 18 May 1811 Medal
* 15 November 1817 Medal
* Medal of Military Valor
* Decoration General José Artigas, Leader of the Orientals
* Former
* Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas
* Order of Naval Merit Commander Peter Campbell
* Historical campaigns
* Medal for the Battle of Tacuarembo
* Shield of San Antonio
* Yatay Medal
* Monte Caseros Medal
* Commemorative Medal for the Campaign in Paraguay

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